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Trump's been called Teflon Don by both his critics and, as the NY Post cover and t-shirt below show, by his supporters.
It must be noted that Teflon and other non-stick coating evently wear down and stop working (reference) and that the original Teflon Don was John Gotti. This is from Wikipedia:
Gotti became known as "The Dapper Don" for his expensive clothes and outspoken personality in front of news cameras. He was later given the nickname "The Teflon Don" after three high-profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals, though it was later revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct and witness intimidation.He was one of the most powerful and dangerous crime bosses in the United States. After his trial James Fox, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, announced at a press conference, "The Teflon is gone. The don is covered with Velcro, and all the charges stuck.
He ended up in prison where he spent most of his time in solitary and once was beaten badly by another prisoner. He died in a prison hospital at the age of 61.
John Gotti eventually lost his power, his Teflon, after being convicted by a court. If this happens to Trump it will because the court of public opinion, a jury of millions where the vote doesn't have to be unanimous, which convicts him for the "crime" of being unfit to be president.
Trump doesn't like being compared to John Gotti. Consider :
Donald Trump Rages After Being Compared to Mob Boss in New Book - Newsweek
This is what Trump posted: "Crooked Hillary Clinton's lawyer, radically deranged Mark Pomerantz, led the fake investigation into me and my business at the Manhattan D.A.'s Office and quit because D.A. Bragg, rightfully, wanted to drop the 'weak' and 'fatally flawed' case," Trump said on Sunday evening. "Now, Pomerantz got himself a book deal, and is obsessively spreading falsehoods about me. With all of this vicious disinformation being revealed by a 'prosecutor,' how can I ever be treated fairly in New York, or anywhere else? End the Witch Hunts!"
I expect that Trump hated this comparison because he knew what eventually happened to John Gotti.
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This is a follow-up to what I wrote yesterday here.
"Well, I thought that she had a debate which was interesting, because she wasn't answering any questions," Trump said. "And I thought it was a great debate for me. I thought it was one of my best debates that I've ever had. And some people disagreed, but I felt it was the strongest debate I ever had."
Objective armchair psychologists will say that this is further proof that Trump is delusional. In fact one person quoted in RawStory hit the nail on the head saying this:
Geographer Linda Stevens replied, "Narcissists are delusional. They make up alternate realities to fit their warped views of themselves."
"They have to if they don’t, they collapse," she added Saturday.
I am not sure Trump is clinically delusional. He says things that suggest that he is but this can juts be an expression of his grandiose narcissism and denial. It is quite possible that Trump is aware that he not only blew the debate but that he is not capable of winning a second debate especially when moderators will have new questions that will put him on the spot. For example they would be likely ask him about his and Vance's lies about Haitians eating pets but will also nail him on his support for Mark Robinson and the denaturalization process and mass deportations of both undocumented immigrants, those here legally, and even of naturalized American citizens his pal Steve Miller is saying Trump "turbocharge" on if he's reelected.
Trump may be well aware that he just can't dodge these questions the way he dodged the draft, recently dodged a bullet, and got away with one grift and lie after another for his entire adult life.
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